A-Z Glossary of Police Terms

A Acting/Prefix before Rank e.g. A/SGT = Acting Sergeant AA Activity Analysis ABC Activity Based Costing ABC Acceptable Behaviour Contract ABH Actual Bodily Harm ABI Association of British Insurers AC Assistant Commissioner ACC Assistant Chief Constable ACCP Assistant Chief Crown Prosecutor ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers ACPOS Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland ACPORP Association of Chief Police Officers Road Policing Committee ADI Approved Driving Instructor ADO Accident Damage Only ADP Automatic Data Processing ADS Accredited Document Set A&E Accident and Emergency AEA Approved Enforcement Agency AEAC Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary AED Automatic Eternal Defibrillator AFI Area for Improvement AFO Authorised Firearms Officer AFR Automatic Fingerprint Recognition AGP Assurance Gathering Process AGR Advances Gas Cooled Reactor AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIU Accident Investigation Unit A/L Annual Leave ALO Architectural Liaison Officer ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition APA Association of Police Authorities APACS Assessments of Policing and Community Safety API Accident Personal Injury APS Acting Police Sergeant API Accident Personal Injury APS Acting Police Sergeant ARA Asset Recovery Agency ARB Accident Report Booklet ARGUS The Operational name for COLP Anti Terrorism Patrol ARV Armed Response Vehicle ASAP As Soon As Possible ASBC Anti Social Behaviour Contract ASBO Anti Social Behaviour Order ASDO Argus Senior Duty Officer ASNT Area Search No Trace ASU Admin Support Unit ATPO Anti-Terrorism & Public Order Department ATS Automated Traffic Signal AV Anti Virus AVLS Automated Vehicle Location System AWOL Absent Without Leave

BAS Business Advice Service BASE Baseline Assessment Self – Evaluation (HMIC’s framework) BCU Basic Command Unit BID Brought in Dead BIU Borough Intelligence Unit BM Business Managers BO Bound Over BOP Breach of the Peace BPA Black Police Association BRC Black Record Conversion BST British Summer Time BTA Bailed to Appear BTP British Transport Police BVPI Best Value Performance Indicator BVPP Best Value Performance Plan BVR Best Value Review

CAA Civil Aviation Authority CAA* Comprehensive Area Assessment CAD Computer Aided Despatch CAT Crime Action Team CBM Community Beat Manager CBO Community Beat Office/Officer CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radioactive & Nuclear CC Chief Constable CCB Central Casualty Bureau CCB* Central; Confiscation Branch (of CPS) CCB** Cordon Control box CCC Central Criminal Court CCCJS Co-ordination of Computerisation in the Criminal Justice System CCP Chief Crown Prosecutor CCTV Closed Circuit Television CDA Crime & Disorder Act CDRP Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (in England only. Called Community Safety Partnerships in Wales) CDU Central Detective Unit CESG Communications-Electronics Security Group CEST Central European Summer Time CHIS Covert Human Information Source CI Chief Inspector CICB Criminal Injuries Compensation Board CID Criminal Investigation Department CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy CIPFA P&T Chartered Institute of Public Finance Policy and Technical Division CIRA Continuity Irish Republican Army CIS Crime Information System CJ Criminal Justice CJA Criminal Justice Act CJS Criminal Justice System CJU Criminal Justice Unit CLG (department for) Communities and Local Government CLI Call Line Identification CLP City of London Police CLSC City of London Special Constable CMDR Commander CMS Casefile Management System COBRA Cabinet Office Briefing Room A COG Chief Officers Group COLMC City of London Magistrates Court COLP City of London Police COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards COMM Commander COMMISS Commissioner CON Constable CoP Chief of Police COR/O Coroners Office COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health CP City Police CP1 Headquarters CP2 B Dept CP3 CID HQ CP4 Snow Hill Police Station CP5 Wood Street Police Station CP6 Bishopsgate Police Station CPA Child Protection Agency CPA* Crime Pattern Analysis CPA** Christian Police Association CPG Criminal Policy Group CPIA Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act CPO Chief Police Officer CPO* Crime Prevention Officer CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPS Crown Prosecution Service CPT Child Protection Team CPU Child Protection Unit CRB Criminal Records Bureau CRE Commission for Racial Equality CRISP Cross Regional Information Sharing Project CRO Crime Reduction Office CRO* Criminal Records Office CRR Community Race Relations CS Incapacitating Spray CSB Community Safety Branch CSD Corporate Support Department CSI Crime Scene Investigation CSP Community Safety Partnership CSR Confidential Source Register CSR 07 Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 CSU Crime Support Unit CT Counter Terrorism CTST Counter Terrorist Search Team CUG Custody User Group C&YP Children and Young Persons Act

DAC Deputy Assistant Commissioner DACC Deputy Assistant Chief Constable DAF Daily Activity File DAO District Audit Office DAT Drug Awareness Team DC Detective Constable DCC Deputy Chief Constable DCCCU Dedicated Cheque and Credit Card Unit DCI Detective Chief Inspector DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government (now renamed CLG) DCPCU Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit D/C/SUPT Detective Chief Superintendent DCT Directly Connected Terminal D&D Drunk and Disorderly DDA Disability Discrimination Act DEN Disabled Employees Network DETR The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions DfES Department for Education and Skills DI Detective Inspector D&I Drunk and Incapable DIC Drunk in Charge DIU Divisional Intelligence Unit (formally LIO) DMLO Deputy Media Liaison Officer DMS Duties Management System DMU Dog and Mounted Unit DNA Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid DOA Dead on Arrival DOB Date of Birth DP Detained Person DPA Data Protection Act DPO Data Protection Officer DPP Director of Public Prosecutions DRC Disability Rights Commission DRT Data Recovery Team DS Detective Sergeant D/SUPT Detective Superintendent DSIO Deputy Senior Investigating Officer DSS Department of Social Security DTA Dates to Avoid (for trial witnesses) DTA Drug Trafficking Act DTETP Disqualified Until Extended Test Passed (Test twice as long as DTTP) DTTP* Disqualified Until Test Passed DTLR Department of Transport, local Government and the Regions DTO Divisional Training Officer DTOA Drug Trafficking Offences Act DVLA Driver and Licensing Authority (Swansea) DVLC Driver and Licensing Centre DVLNI Driver and Licensing Northern Ireland (Coleraine) DVRS Driver Vehicle Rectification Scheme DWL Deferred Weekly Leave

EA Code Ethnic Appearance Code EC European Community ECD Economic Crime Department ECHR European Convention of Human Rights ECU Economic Crime Unit ECU* European Currency Unit now called EURO EEA European Economic Area (EU plus Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein) EEC European Economic Community EFQM European Foundation for Quality Management E-Grade Extended Grade Response EHO Environmental Health Officer ELO Explosives Liaison Officer EMER 999 Emergency Calls EMSOU East Midlands Special Operations Unit EO Equal Opportunities EOC Equal Opportunity Commission EOD Explosives Ordinance Disposal E/T Early Turn ETA Estimated Time of Arrival ETD Estimated time of Departure EU European Union EXPO SO13 Explosives Officer

FACT Federation Against Copyright Theft FAN Finance Advisory Network (run by CIPFA) FANY First Aid Nursing Yeomanry FBO Football Banning Order FBOA A Football Banning Order Authority FCC Force Communications Centre FCCIB Force Call and Crime Input Bureau FCP Forward Control Point FCR Forward Control Room FDPO Force Data Protection Officer FIB Force Intelligence Bureau FIM Force Incident Manager FIS Force Intelligence System FISO Force Information Security Officer FIT Forward Intelligence Team FIU Financial Investigation Unit FLINTS Forensics Led Intelligence System FLO Family Liaison Officer FLP Frontline Policing (measure) FME Force Medical Examiner FMT Force Management Team FMIT Force Major Incident Unit FO Force Order FOI Freedom of Information FP Found Property FPN Fixed Penalty Notice FSM Firearms Scene Manager FSS Forensic Science Service FSSL Forensic Science Service Laboratory FSU Family Support Unit F/T Full Time FTA Fail to Appear FTC Force Training Centre FTS Fail to Stop

GBH Grievous Bodily Harm GCHQ Government Communications Headquarters GIS Geographical Information System GL3 Going Local 3 (HMIC framework) GMT Greenwich Mean Time GO (regional) Government Office GPA Gay Police Association GPMS Government Protective Marking Scheme GSB Gold Silver Bronze Command Structure GTA Government Technical Advice

H2H House to House HA Highways Agency H/A Home Address HDC Hendon Data Centre HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HMCPSI Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate HMI Her Majesty’s Inspectors HMIC Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary HMP Her Majesty’s Prison HMRC Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationary Office HMT Her Majesty’s Treasure HN Hostage Negotiator HO or Ho Prefix used before department e.g. HOPS or HoPS = Head of Personnel Services HO* Home Office HOLMES Home Office Large Major Enquiry System HOPD Home Office Prison Department HPDS High Potential Development Scheme HQ Headquarters HR Human Resources HR Act Human Rights Act HRDMS Human Resources and Duty Management System H&S Health and Safety HVP High Visibility Patrol High Vis High Visibility Jacket

I i2 Information to Technology IAG Independent Advisory Group IC Information Commissioner IC Identification Code ICF Integrated Competency Framework ICIDP Initial Criminal Investigators ICPO International Criminal Police Organisation ICRP International Commission on Radiological ICT Information, Communications and Technology IED Improvised Explosive Advice I-Grade Immediate Grade IiP Investors in People ILET International Liaison and Enquiry Team IO Investigating Officer IPA International Police Association IPCC Independent Police Complaints Commission IPF Institute for Public Finance (commercial arm of CIPFA) IR Immediate Response IR* Investigative Report IR** Informal Resolution IRA Irish Republican Army IRB Incident Report Booklet InfoSec Information Security INS Inspector INSP Inspector IRV Immediate Response Vehicle IS Information Systems ISB Intelligence and Security Branch ISO Information Security Officer ISS Information Systems Strategy IT Information Technology ITAG Information Technology Advisory Group ITSG Information Technology Steering Group ITSO Information Technology Security Officer

JBB Joint Branch Board JCC Joint Central Committee JEnn JE + a number designates civilian employment grades JIC Joint Intelligence Co-ordinator JIG Joint Intelligence Group JIPA Joint Interim Performance Assessment JNCC Joint Negotiating Consultative Committee JOPI Joint Operating Instructions (Police and CPS) JPM Joint Performance Management JPAC Joint Police Authority Committee JRPT Joint Regional Programme Team JSSCC Joint Support Staff Consultative Committee

KNW Known (to PNC) Not Wanted KPI Key Performance Indicator

LA Local Authority LAA Local Area Agreement (agreed between central government and a local authority and partners) LALO Local Authority Liaison Officer LAN Local Area Network LAS London Ambulance Service LCJB London Criminal Justice Board LCN Low Copy Number LESLP London Emergency Services Liaison Panel LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual LGV Light Goods Vehicle LIO Local Intelligence Officer (Now DIU) LPSA Local Public Service Agreement (agreed between central government and a local authority and partners) LR Local Resolution

MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food MAIB Marine Accident Investigations Branch MAN Metropolitan Area Network MAPPP Multi Agency Public Protection Panel MAST Mutual Aid Support Team MCA Maritime and Coastguard Agency MG/FSS Manual of Guidance Forensic Science Services MEP Member of European Parliament MET Metropolitan Police MI5 Security Service MI6 Secret Intelligence Service MIR Major Incident Room MIRSAP Major Incident Room Standard Administrative Procedures (manual) MISPER Missing Persons MIT Major Incident Team MIU Management Information Unit MLO Media Liaison Officer MLIU Money Laundering Investigation Unit MLRO Money Laundering Reporting Officer MO Modus Operandi (Method of Operation) MOD Ministry of Defence MODACE Management of Disaster and Civil Emergency MOE Method of Entry MOPS Manual of Protective Security MOPS* Member(s) of the Public MOS Member(s) of Staff MOT Ministry of Transport Test MP Member of Parliament MPA Metropolitan Police Authority MPD Metropolitan Police District MPS Metropolitan Police Service MPS* Member(s) of the Public MSBCU Most Similar Basic Command Unit MSS Message Switch System MST Management Support Team MSX Message Switch

NACRO National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders NAFIS National Automatic Fingerprint Identification System NARPO National Association for Retired Police Officers NASCH Search factors: Name, Age (Date of Birth), Sex, Colour and Height NASCH* National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders NCF National Crime Faculty NCIS National Criminal Intelligence Service NCRS National Crime Recording Standard NCS National Crime Squad N/D Night Duty NEBR Nuclear Emergency Briefing Room NFA No Fixed Abode NFA* No Further Action NFIU National Football Intelligence Unit NFO National Fingerprint Office NHS National Health Service NHTCU National High Tech Crime Unit NIHHS Notification of Installations Handing Hazardous Substances NIM Nation Intelligence Model NIP Notice of Intended Prosecution NIREP Nuclear Industry Road Emergency Plan NIS National Identification Service NISCC National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre NMIS National Management Information System NNDR National Non-Domestic Rates NOK Next of Kin NPIA National Policing Improvement Agency NPF Warrant Non Payment of Fine Warrant NPT National Police Training NPU Neighbourhood Policing Unit NRDO Non-Reportable, Damage Only Accident NRPB National Radiological Protection Board NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children NSPIS National Strategy for Police Information Systems NSY New Scotland Yard N/T No Trace

OCG Organisational Change Board ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister OGC Office of Government and Commerce OH Occupational Health OIC Officer in the Case OIC* Officer in Charge OIC** Offender in Custody OJ Old Jewry (former headquarters) OS Ordinance Survey OSPRE Objective Structured Performance Related Examination O/T Overtime

PA Personal Assistant PA* Put Away (files) PA** Police Authority PAA Police Athletic Association PACC Police Authority Community Consultation PACE Police and Criminal Evidence PAYE Pat As You Earn PC Plain Clothes P/C Plain Clothes PCA Police Complaints Authority PCRG Police and Crime Reduction Group PCSD Policing and Crime Standards Directorate at the Home Office PCSO Police Community Support Officer PCT Primary Care Trust PCV Passenger Carrying Vehicle PDA Personal Digital Assistant PDA* Personal Development Assistant PDF Personal Descriptive Form PDO Potentially Dangerous Offender PDP Professional Development Review PDQ Pretty Damn Quick PDR Performance and Development Review PDR Personal Development Report PER Prisoner Escort Record PerMS Performance Management System (aka NMIS) PFR Police Federation Regulations (1969) PI Participating Informer PI* Performance Indicator PID Project Initiation Document PII Public Interest Immunity PIN Personal Identification Number PIR Police Initial Recruitment PIRA Provisional Irish Republican Army PITO Police Information Technology Organisation PM Post Mortem PMAS Police Mutual Assurance Society PMG Performance Management Group PMS Police Management System PMS* (Government) Protective Marking Scheme PNB Pocket Note Book PNB* Police Negotiating Board PNC Police National Computer PNC/EC Police National Computer Ethnicity Classification IC1 White – North European IC2 White – South European IC3 Black IC4 Asian IC5 Chinese, Japanese or any other South East Asian IC6 Arabic or North African IC0 Unknown PNCID Police National Computer Identification number PO Police Order POCA Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 POLACC Police Vehicle Traffic Assent POLCOL Police Vehicle Collision POLSA Police Search Advisor POT Public Order Training/Prevention of Terrorism PPO Prolific and other Priority Offender PS Police Sergeant PSA Public Service Agreement (national - agreed between HM Treasury and other governmental departments) PSDB Police Scientific Development Branch PSNI Police Service of Northern Ireland PSSC PITO Security Sub Committee PST Performance Support Team PSU Professional Standards Unit PSU* Professional Standards Unit at the Home Office (now replaced by PCSD) PSV Public Service Vehicle P/T Part Time PTC Police Training Centre PTI Physical Training Instructor PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PYO Persistent Young Offender

QGM Queens Gallantry Medal QPM/KPM Queens/Kings Police Medal QR Quarterly Report QUEST Query Using Extended Search Techniques

RBGC Royal Botanic Gardens Constabulary RCC Refer to Court Case RCCG Regional Chief Constables Group RCIO Regional Crime Intelligence Office Refs. Refreshments R-Grade Referred to another organisation RHS Royal Humane Society RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations RIPA Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 RIRA Real Irish Republican Army RMP Royal Military Police RPC Royal Parks Constabulary RSG Revenue Support Grant RSI Repetitive Strain Injury RSO Registered Sex Offender RSO* Road Safety Officer RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPCA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCC Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Children RTA Road Traffic Accidents RTC Road Traffic Collision RTRA Road Traffic Regulations Act RTTP Revoked Until Test Passed RVP Rendezvous Point

SA Special Advisor SAR Suspicious Activity Report (money laundering) SAR* Subject Access Request (Data Protection Request) SAYE Save As You Earn SB Special Branch SC Specials SCD Specialist Crime Department SCO Specialist Crime Operations SCRO Scottish Criminal Record Office SCS Sustainable Community Strategy SE South East SF Search Form Number SFO Serious Fraud Office SIC Statement of Internal Control SI1546/2006 Statutory Instrument Number 1564 of 2006 S-Grade Soon-as graded response SGT Police Sergeant SID Source Input Document Sine Die Used in disposals to indicate an indefinite period e.g. adjourned sine die is an indefinite adjournment SIO Senior Investigating Officer SLA Service Level Agreement SMB Senior Management Board SMT Senior Management Team SO Special Operations SOLACE Society of Local Authority Chief Executives SOC Serious and Organised Crime SOCA Serious Organised Crime Agency SOCO Scene of Crime Officer SOIT Sexual Offences Investigative Techniques (officer) (officer) SOP Standard Operating Procedures SORP Statement of Recommended Practice SPP Special Priority Payments SRP Strategic Roads Policing SSU Scientific Support Unit STIF Standard Interface SUPT Superintendent

T Temporary/Prefix before Rank e.g. T/SGT = Temporary Sergeant TC Task Co-ordinator T&CG Training and Co-ordinating Group TAS Training Administration System TFG Tactical Firearms Group TFO Till Further Orders T/I Trainee Investigator TIC Taken Into Consideration TOIL Time Off In Lieu TPB Technology Programme Board (defunct) TVP Thames Valley Police TWOC Taken Without Consent

U/C Undercover UHF Ultra High Frequency UK United Kingdom UKCA United Kingdom Central Authority UKPIA United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association URN Unique Reference Number

VAR Vehicle Accident Report VASCAR Visual Average Speed Computer and Recorder VDRS Vehicle Defect Rectification Scheme VHF Very High Frequency VIN Vehicle Identification Number VIP Very Important Person VMI Vehicle Management Information VODS Vehicle On-line Descriptive Search VRM Vehicle Registration Mark VSS Victim Support Scheme

WCCIT White Collar Crime Investigation Team WDC (Driving) Without Due Care WFM Workforce Modernisation W/M Wanted or Missing (PNC term) WOW Wanted on Warrant

YJB Youth Justice Board YOT Youth Offending Team